According to the Indian Patents Act, an inventor, his assignee or legal representative of the late person (he/she might have been the inventor or an assignee) can apply for patent applications at the Indian Patent Offices at its head office or the branches. Before applying for a patent application, the applicant must find out the[…]
Filing Patent on Inventor Name OR on Company/Organization Name? If you are working for any organization as its employee or as a research worker under any institution you might be required to patent your invention under the respective organization or research institutes name during your employment tenure. This situation appears when you have previously signed[…]
How to decide Patent Ownership/ Assignee on Individual Name OR Business Name? This is a major question that plays through the mind of any patent applicant as to in whose name the patent filing if done will be beneficial. To give a solution this question, it depends upon the necessity of the applicant and hence[…]
The regular patent applications which are prosecuted, examined and granted by the patent office collectively comprise as complete specifications of patent. The complete specification comprises of the full and sufficient disclosure of the invention along with the best mode of practice of the invention. It also comes with definite claims which define the legal boundary[…]
The most important question that can run through the mind of any inventor is how much will he or she be benefited by patenting an invention in terms of monetary aspects. After all, two important factors that any inventor stresses upon are: To ensure that they have made a significant contribution to the society through[…]
In order to obtain a patent, submission of a complete specification carries immense importance. The inventor should describe his invention stating every possible minute detail in the complete specification so as to claim the patent. The disclosure in the specification must be furnished in such a manner that any person experienced in the similar art[…]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) state certain patent eligibility requirements that must be fulfilled before putting an application for any patent. Requirements for Patent Eligibility: Patent eligibility comprises of the five basic elements in the United States which are discussed below in detail. Inclusion of patentable subject matters: According to the USPTO guidelines, the[…]
Patent Basics – Patent and its rights – Rights associated to an invention that results in something unique and useful, or which provides a non-obvious solution to any existing problem, is referred as a Patent. For attaining or holding a patent for any new invention, all the background and technical details that depict the products functionality or design must be presented or[…]
What is Patent Protection? A patent office grants certain rights to an inventor to provide protection for his/her invention, by restricting every other person to make use, sell, or import that invention without the inventor’s consent. These are commonly referred as the ‘Patent’. The inventor holds every right to license or sell the rights defined by[…]
Whether your invention is patentable in India or not? Let`s discuss it here : Any inventor before spending their precious time and money on an invention would always try to figure out if the time and money to be spent is worth spending. It will be beneficial for the inventor if gets to know the technical[…]
